How to Say ‘The bill, please’ in Spain Spanish
La cuenta, por favor
lah KWEN-tah por fah-BOR
[lah KWEN-tah por fah-BOR]
🇪🇸 In Spain: In Spain, you usually ask for the bill when you're ready; staff often won't bring it automatically. [La cuenta, por favor] is standard and not rude.
Phrase Breakdown
La
[lah]
the
Definite article used with feminine singular nouns.
La cuenta, por favor, está en la mesa.
The bill, please, is on the table.
cuenta
[KWEN-tah]
bill; check
In restaurants and cafés in Spain, cuenta means the bill you ask to pay.
La cuenta, por favor, antes de irnos.
The bill, please, before we leave.
por
[por]
by; for
Here por is part of the polite expression por favor.
La cuenta, por favor, cuando pueda.
The bill, please, when you can.
favor
[fah-BOR]
favor; please
Favor literally means favor, but in por favor it means please.
La cuenta, por favor, gracias.
The bill, please, thank you.
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